Islamic Society of Markham
Charitable organization · Markham, Ontario · BN 890751795RR0001 · Islam · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,358,775) as filed with the CRA.
Islamic Society of Markham is a charitable organization based in Markham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under islam. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,941.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $420K in 2024, the largest being $115K to International Development and Relief Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Place of worship for the community daily prayers for the congregants religious education for the children youth and elderly observation and prayers for the religious holidays.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.4M | — | — | $420K | $6.2M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $1.9M | — | — | $248K | $6.4M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2M | — | — | $81K | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.8M | — | — | $296K | $11.4M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $2.6M | — | — | $451K | $11.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $420K to 12 qualified donees:
- International Development and Relief Foundation$115K
- Islamic Relief - Ir Canada$100K
- Refugee Girls Worldwide$84K
- Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-Canada$50K
- National Zakat Foundation$20K
- Cancer Education Research Foundation (CERF)$15K
- Islamic Circle of North America$10K
- World Parkinson's Program$6,000
- Sakeenah Canada$5,000
- Relieve Humanity International$5,000
- Muslim Welfare Canada$5,000
- Arrahman Welfare Foundation Canada$5,000
Received $4,941 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$634K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Zaheeruddin Ansari (director); Aslam Asmal (director); Mansoor Aziz (director); Ehsanullah Ehsan (director); Fazal Mohammad (director); Bilaluddin Syed (director); Zaheeruddin Syed (director); Muhammad Ziauddin (director); Mustafa Shahzad (director); Afzal Waqar (director); Mohammed Fazal (director); Naqvi Zia (director); Habib Shazad (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Islamic Society of Markham’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890751795RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.